Liam gritted his teeth and ultimately walked away.
Penelope looked incredulously at his retreating figure and asked, "Is he really leaving?"
Howard laughed and said, "Of course. People like him only pick on the weak but fear the strong. As long as you're stronger than him, he'll be afraid of you!"
Penelope thought for a while and then asked, "Can I learn martial arts with Willow from you in the future?"
Howard replied without a second thought, "Of course. No problem."
Penelope clenched her fist. "I want him to be afraid of me."
Howard nodded with satisfaction. "That's right."
Suzy hadn't expected that the recurring problem would be solved so easily. However, she also feared Liam would come back once Howard left.
So, she prepared a bedroom for Howard, then asked, "What do you think? Can you rest in this room tonight?"
Howard, never picky about where he stayed, replied, "Of course."
Penelope closed the door to the living room.
…
A car was parked by the roadside near the villa. Zachary sat in the car, watching Annalise on the balcony. His eyes showed a deep, longing nostalgia.
Annalie had such a good personality. She could get along with anyone. She was also very gentle and always so kind to everyone.
But unfortunately, he would never experience that again.
"Knock knock knock."
Zachary heard someone tapping on the car window.
He turned and saw Steven standing outside. He rolled down the window, his round, pink face stern. "Dad, what do you need?" he asked.
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